Series III. Membership Records, 1850-1925, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series consist of 5 volumes and loose material relating to the Society's membership, including member rolls, applications, and assorted correspondence. The applications allow a researcher to understand the requirements to gain admission to the Society, as well as trace their evolution over a period of 30 years. The assorted correspondence mostly covers inquiries from members about dues, the recommendation of potential members to the Society, resignations, and notifications of deaths.
Arrangement
The series is organized by document type and chronologically, with all volumes coming first.
Members book, 1850s, inclusive
Member rolls, 1895, inclusive
Member rolls, 1905-1914, inclusive
Member rolls, 1915-1925, inclusive
Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1894-1905, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Clippings cover the mentions of New England Society members in the news, mostly their obituaries in papers like the New York Times and New York Herald Tribune.
Applications (17 folders), 1894-1912, inclusive
Applications (7 folders), 1913-1921, inclusive
Applications (4 folders), 1922-1925, inclusive
R.W. Meade ancestry letter, 1894, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Letter to trace the lineage of R.W. Meade for the purposes of membership in the New England Society.
Reported deaths of members, 1896-1903, inclusive
Resignations, 1899-1908, inclusive
Membership correspondence, 1909-1910, inclusive
Membership correspondence, 1911, inclusive
Membership documents and lists, 1911-1912, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of applications, notices to members about life membership, and list of alphabetized names, likely candidates nominated elected to the Society's membership between 1909-1912.